Food inflation: First signs of energy cost surge feed through to supermarket shelves as discounts fail to stem price growth
Jobs slump as economy ‘held up by uncertainty’ Economics The UK jobs market has been handed another blow as businesses ditch permanent hires as the economy battles against domestic and international uncertainty. The latest jobs report from KPMG and REC, the professional body for recruiters, showed hiring for permanent places dropped to a reading of 44.1 in May, which sits below the neutral 50 [...]
Preferred site for Smithfield and Billingsgate markets confirmed Retail The controversial relocation of the centuries-old Smithfield and Billingsgate markets is one step closer to completion, after traders and local authorities earmarked a new site in east London’s Royal Docks for both markets to set up together. The City of London Corporation, Greater London Authority (GLA) and representatives for the iconic markets’ traders identified a [...]